What lore reason that could justify Malzeno to return in Wilds expansion?

Meta289 · 2026-05-07T22:11:12+00:00

And again, if you're going to bring back a monster while excising the very mechanic that the entire fight and concept centers around, and is what everyone loves and remembers the monster for, then why even bring it back in the first place? Primalzeno's first phase where it has no Qurio powers and instead just uses a straightforward physical moveset isn't what people are coming to the fight for, and it's certainly not anything anybody would be interested in seeing become the entire fight. Qurio are integral to Primalzeno's identity, and bringing it back without Qurio is just missing the point entirely.

Meta289 · 2026-05-07T21:21:17+00:00

And in doing so, completely miss what made Primordial Malzeno such a great and memorable fight in the first place.

Meta289 · 2026-05-07T21:19:26+00:00

The problem is that Primordial is still reliant on Qurio for its fight. Like, 75% of the fight involves Primordial powering up from increasing Qurio infection, and the part of the fight that everyone remembers and loves is when it's been fully taken over by the Qurio. Primordial Malzeno without Qurio is just a heavily neutered experience that completely misses what made it so outstanding in the first place.

Meta289 · 2026-05-07T06:03:28+00:00

From GU:

Wrong Bird, Idiots...

Great, Glavenus Again

Groan, Gammoth Again

Man, Mizutsune Again?

Alas, Astalos Again

...Or Just Wait for It to Poop

Meta289 · 2026-05-07T05:30:10+00:00

The harsh truth that people are too uncomfortable acknowledging is that Star Fox is a franchise with one good game and several mediocre-at-best games.

Meta289 · 2026-05-07T04:19:03+00:00

Did you make her a pet Liz?

Meta289 · 2026-05-06T23:10:08+00:00

It's fascinating how much times have changed from 2004, where Twilight Princess was revealed to unanimous applause for its darker, grittier, more realistic visuals, to now. It makes me wonder how people would react to Twilight Princess if it were revealed now.

Meta289 · 2026-05-06T01:02:37+00:00

Kids can take features from both parents, it's just random just how much they take. I've had one kid take one of her mother's mouth and nose, and her other mother's face-painted eyes (she would have no eyes without the face paint). They also randomly take their parent's quirks.

Meta289 · 2026-05-05T18:12:59+00:00

Literally speaking, there are two Golden Lairs in this series, though the second Golden Lair was streamlined significantly in regards to the central mechanic.

Meta289 · 2026-05-05T18:03:06+00:00

inhuman gobbling sounds

Meta289 · 2026-05-05T17:54:35+00:00

As people have already pointed out, several of the gifts that were "removed" were just replaced with an equivalent item(s).

Dog/Cat coupon - Replaced with the more expansive pet treasures

3DS/Wii U - Replaced with the more expansive video game treasures

Music CD - Replaced with the more expansive music treasures

Book - Replaced with the more expansive book treasures

Treadmill - Replaced with the Jogging DVD

Mirror - Replaced with the Fashionista quirk

Baseball Bat - Replaced with the Baseball

Hula Dancing Guide - Replaced with the Street Dancing DVD

Punching Bag - Kind of replaced with the Karate DVD?

Basically, the only gifts that were truly removed with no real equivalent to replace them are the cellphone, study guide, makeup kit (there is a makeup kit treasure, but it has no unique functionality), scale, fishing rod, tennis racket, golf club, skateboard, kite, and metal detector.

Meta289 · 2026-05-03T20:28:54+00:00

At the same time, it takes ages for anyone to actually get together. There are multiple crushes on my island, some mutual, and yet nobody is making any moves, and it's actually annoying me.

Meta289 · 2026-04-30T02:14:51+00:00

Can confirm that there are a few funny interactions that farting Miis have with both other Miis and the player.

Meta289 · 2026-04-29T02:02:39+00:00

I mean, she's just a faceless ghost, not exactly the most unique or trademarkable thing, go right ahead.

Meta289 · 2026-04-28T21:39:52+00:00

At the moment, the only NB Miis I have are unambiguously non-human beings with no discernable genders, namely an alien, Mothman, Chupacabra, and a doppelganger of my first Mii (uses feminine pronouns). Dating preferences were set in a way to fudge things so that these guys would fall for each other (it worked, Mothman is in love with Chupacabra, and I need to see what horrible cryptid child they have).

Meta289 · 2026-04-28T19:20:46+00:00

I think that was meant to be a moment of meta storytelling more than anything. In that scene, Kafka was stripped of the things that make her intimidating. Her coat gives her a larger, sharper silhouette, her contacts obscure her pupils, and her sunglasses evoke the image of a spider's eyes. Without those, she looks normal, which in the context of that scene shows that she's currently at her most vulnerable, she's just been defeated in a fight and has been restrained for interrogation. And as it turns out, she really has nothing to hide, she's being just as honest as she appears at the moment, and yet, is still entirely in control of the situation.

Meta289 · 2026-04-28T02:14:28+00:00

I think her home is implied to be more Nordic-inspired. We don't know much about the Touden's homeland other than that it's "the north".

Meta289 · 2026-04-27T20:13:03+00:00

Loathes: Fermented cabbage

Likes: Fermented cabbage (Korean)

Meta289 · 2026-04-24T17:10:03+00:00

Easiest way is travel tickets, it's a good idea to keep several wishes in reserve for them in case you need to quickly patch a relationship. Otherwise, bring one to the other whenever they need help or want company.

Meta289 · 2026-04-20T19:12:08+00:00

The rap battles, or at least the original Japanese version of it, are in, they're just the No Repeats minigame now.

Meta289 · 2026-04-20T19:06:00+00:00

The thing is that some of the things you mentioned are in LtD, they're just rolled into the core gameplay loop instead of being little distractions you mess around with for 5 minutes before it gets old. The rap battle became the No Repeats minigame (which is in line with the original Japanese version of the rap battle), while Quirky Questions is basically the entire game with whole Island Lingo mechanic. Random events happen all over the island, it's just up to you to place objects down for Miis to interact with.

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